{My Treasure's Last Shine ~ A Made in Abyss Fanfiction}

My Treasure

      "Reg, do it"

     Standing next to Reg, the robotic like child,I was trembling all over, but my voice sounded clear, I wonder why that was? I kept walking, despite the searing doubt and sorrow that seemed to eat away at me until I felt I was going to break down at any moment.

     From the moment I saw Her transformed into that... that thing, the blob-like prison her soul was trapped in, I knew that the day would come when she would leave me.  The world around me was suddenly so quiet. I could hear Reg, choking on his own sad emotions and sorrow as he held his metallic arm up to where Mitty's Mangled body lay.

     I couldn't see it, but I knew that in the palm of Reg's arm, it was slowly charging once again. I thought of all those times I tried to save Mitty, all those times I tried to free her soul from its endless pain and suffering, all those times I failed and ended up causing her even more pain. it ate away at my soul like a starving lion.

     Her last words echo almost every day in my head. That tearful, smiling face implanted in my head. "Please, let my soul return to you Nanachi!" she had said, and all I could do was watch as we were made into monsters.

     I failed her.

     Hopefully this will make it all better.

     The flash of bright light behind me seemed to go so slow as I turned to catch one final glimpse of my beloved treasure Mitty. I devoted myself to finding a way to bring her back, and now.. it was all going to pay off. I watched as the powerful light swallowed her, opening the doors and letting her go.

     Why was it then that I felt so alone...

     the light had faded. I felt my legs buckle underneath me as I fell to my knees. I heard a bone-chilling wail of sorrow and grief escape somewhere, until I realized it was me.

     "NAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! N-NAAA!!!" I wailed and sobbed, tears failing so loosely as my hands hit the ground and my head held low. "M-MY TREASURE! MY TREASURE!!!!!" I almost screamed, my heart aching with pure lonely sorrow "NAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!"

     It was only for a split moment that I heard the footsteps rumble towards me. I felt Reg's arms wrap around me, he was crying too, but he still hugged me. I continued to cry out. he felt warm... I continued to sob there for minutes. I suddenly felt..... a lot better.

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     It had been probably eleven minutes since Mitty was released, I felt empty as I cleaned up all the half-burned scraps of blankets and stuffing. Reg had passed out in my arms when i had just finnished crying, so I had to carry him back inside and lay him down, wich wasnt too hard, as he was surprizingly light for his robot appearances.

     When I was done, I carried them inside and scrapped them into a little pile. Maybe i can use them later as scrap material  I thought, pushing the scraps into a corner. I had started to wonder to myself... would I keep on greiving over Mitty if I had kept these? I figured probably not.... but that wasnt the main worry on my mind.

     For some reason, I couldn't get her words out of my mind.

     "Let my soul return to you, Nanachi"

     What did it mean??

     For a moment, I glanced over to the spare bed in my medicine room, where the Injured girl Riko lay, she had been attacked by a Monster of the fourth layer and poisoned, Reg had tried to rid of the poison by attemping to cut her arm off, but it only made it worse. She would have been long dead if it hadn't been for my medicine, but I have no regrets on helping her.

      The both of them learned their lesson and are seemingly stong explorers nonetheless. She would be waking up any day now, as the poison was almost now completly drained.

      I finally was able to lay down, covering myself in the blankets in which Mitty used to lay. I breathed in her familiar scent once more, glancing at the books i used to read to her. It felt so much better... as if she was still here with me. Even though i new deep in my heart, I might never see her again.

     I closed my eyes, drifting off into a dark, dreary dream.

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     I felt herself falling endlessly inside a pitch, black room. I couldn't move, I couldnt breathe, all I could do was watch as the light at the very top of the room get smaller.... and smaller.

     I felt myself finnally land on some sort of ground, not feeling the pain however. I stared at the endless dark room around me. It was.... so dark. am I going insane? where am I?? I fretted, still unable to stand or even sit up... all I could do was watch. It was familiar, I felt this once before. A time I was so powerless, the same time that... I was turned hollow. All i could do was simply watch.

     I wasnt alone here... I felt the energy of another presence. "Whos there.." I called out weekly, staring into the darkness.

     A bright figure stood over me. It was only an outline, but I could tell who it was immediatly. The determined, hopeful gaze, the adventurous expression, the clothing, the hair.

     It was Mitty.